TRR photo by David Hulse Several members of a traditional faction of the Mohawk Tribe appear before the committee in traditional headdresses to speak in opposition to the casino legislation.

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NPS makes federal case of casino reviews

By DAVID HULSE

MONTICELLO, NY—Fearing impacts to the federally protected Upper Delaware River, the National Park Service wants a fully coordinated federal review of environmental impacts stemming from the proposed state authorization of five major casino resort projects in Sullivan County.

Sandra Schultz, assistant superintendent at the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River last week told members of a New York State Assembly panel conducting hearings on proposed land settlement/casino legislation that “The National Park Service (NPS) questions how rapid regional growth, stimulated by casino development, may impact the Upper Delaware River Valley and the fundamental values that qualified the area for national recognition and designation.”

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Closing schools opens community dialog

By KIMBERLY M. WEYANDT

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY—When the Sullivan West school board voted to support a budget that would close two elementary schools—without discussion and against the advice of a community board—the poetic pleas of the community seemed to fall on deaf ears.

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Flood waters receding, damages swelling

By DAVID HULSE

MILFORD, PA—Roger Maltby was exhausted as he reported to the Pike County Commissioners last Wednesday morning.

“I’ve been talking to so many people that I don’t really know which one I said what to,” the county’s director of emergency management admitted.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Community-supported agriculture in Damascus
• Casey honored for years of dedicated service
• Farmstead Village is sold as large tract
• Federal flood funds fancied
• Buried treasure behind the museum?
• Sullivan West announces dates to remember
• Flood relief falling on dammed ears

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